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21 May 2013 Last updated at 16:35 ET

Deadly virus kills Tunisian manCoronavirus

A man has died of the novel coronavirus (NCoV) in Tunisia, in what is believed to be the first such case in Africa.


Baby sleepingBed-sharing 'raises cot death risk'

Sharing a bed with your newborn baby increases the risk of sudden death syndrome - commonly known as cot death - fivefold, research suggests.

Sun peeking out from the cloudsSunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'

The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.

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Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.

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